speaker of the house

n=2

a: Speaker of the House ~

b: National Cat Herder

What:

"Being named speaker of the House is like being appointed National Cat Herder, but worse. At least there is no expectation that a cat herder will actually succeed. And the cats don't keep making dismissive statements about you in the media."

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